Choose the present simple or present continuous:

1. (You / come) _________________________________ tonight?

2. (He / eat) _________________________________ rice every day?
3. I (work) _________________________________ at the moment.
4. (He / come) _________________________________ to London often?
5. He (play) _________________________________ tennis now.
6. (You / come) _________________________________ to the cinema later?
7. They (not / come) _________________________________ to the party
tomorrow.
8. He (not / play) _________________________________ golf now.
9. (You / play) _________________________________ tennis this Sunday?
10. They (go) _________________________________ to a restaurant every
Saturday.
11. She (not / go) _________________________________ to the cinema very
often.
12. You usually (arrive) _________________________________ late.
13. He normally (eat) _________________________________ dinner at home.
14. (You / study) _________________________________ every night?
15. (They / work) _________________________________ late usually?
16. You (not / go) _________________________________ out later.
17. I (not / work) _________________________________ tonight.
18. (She / work) _________________________________ at the moment?
19. I (not / drink) _________________________________ coffee very often.
20. Julie (sleep) _________________________________ now.
Complete this text with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.
Jack’s father …………………… (read) a book last night when he …………………… (hear) a noise out
in the garden. He …………………… (open) the window and looked out. It …………………… (be) a
dark night and at first he could see nothing. But as he …………………… (shut) his window, he
…………………… (see) a man. The man ………….………… (try) to climb over the garden wall. He
was a thief. When he saw Jack’s father at the window, he ………………… (jump) off the wall and ran
away. Jack’s father ………………… (run) after him. There was a car at the end of the street, and
someone else …………..………… (wait) for him inside. The thief reached the car, but just as he
……………… (get) into it, Jack’s father ……………… (catch) him.

Complete these sentences with the Past Simple and Past Continuous.

The boy was knocked down by a bus as he ……………………………… (cross) the road.
A lot of people ……………………………. (see) the accident while they …………………………..
(wait) for the train.
Just as the doctor ………………………… (go) to bed there …………………………… (be) a knock at
the door.
Silvia ……………………… (go) to the British Museum when she ……………………… (study) at
London University.
He …………………… (fall) down and ……………………… (break) his leg while he…………………
(play) football.
The travellers ………………………… (reach) the town as the sun …………………………… (set).
The foolish boy ……………………………… (jump) off the bus while it ………………………………
(go).
The hunter ………………… (shoot) and …………………… (kill) the lion just as it ……...……....

(jump) towards him.

18. Complete the following sentences using the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets.

a) My parents (buy) ....................................................... a new flat.

b) The boy (write) ....................................................... a letter to her girlfriend.
c) We (eat) ....................................................... all the sandwiches.
d) Susie and Jenny (bring) ....................................................... some music for the party.
e) The new pupil (not do) ....................................................... all the activities.
f) ............................................................. (the children / put) the books on the table? Yes,
...................
g) ................................................................. (Peter / kiss) his mother? No, .........................
h) My sister (forget) ....................................................... her umbrella in the cinema.

19. Complete the following sentences using the Present Perfect of the following verbs:
not take - finish - lock - make - find - tidy - not spend - steal - decide - not
watch

a) Robert ....................................................... the watch he lost yesterday.

b) Tom and his brother ....................................................... to start karate lessons.
c) The tourists....................................................... any photograph of the cathedral.
d) The thief ....................................................... the woman’s bag, and he’s running away.
e) John .................................................... the door of the car, and he’s putting the key in his
pocket.
f) The travel was very cheap, so we ....................................................... a lot of money on
it.
g) ....................................... the pupils ....................................... all the activities?
h) .................................... your mother ..................................... a cake for your birthday?
i) ............................................ you .................................... your room today?
j) We .................................................... any television this weekend.

24. Choose the Present Perfect or the Past Simple in the following.

1. We learnt / have learnt a lot of English last year.

2. Can I have another book? I’ve read / read this one.
3. I can’t find my wallet. I think I lost / ‘ve lost it.
4. Where did you go / have you been last Saturday?
5. I’m not ready. I didn’t finish / haven’t finished.
6. My dad didn’t do / hasn’t done the cooking yesterday.
25. Present Perfect – Past Simple. Write the correct form in the blanks.

1 I …………………………….….. to my brother yesterday. (write)

2 I …………………..…………….. to my sister. (write)
3 The lessons …………………..….…….. last week. (begin)
4 You …………………….……….. three cups today. (break)
5 Why ………..…………...……… so late tonight? (you, be)
6 I don’t know who …………………….……….. my ring. (steal)
7 We …………………….……….. too much last night. (eat)
8 John …………………………….. off his bike yesterday. (fall)
9 I’m sorry, I…….…………………....…. your name! (forget)
10 I …………………………….… her my photo, now she knows me. (send)
11 We …………………………….. what they wanted. (know)
12 Oh, dear!! Someone ……….…………….…… my umbrella! (steal)

1. Complete the sentences with the Comparative and Superlative of the adjectives given in
brackets:

-Your father is _______________________ mine, but ________________________ one is

Peter’s father. (young)
-Horses are ______________________ cats, but dogs are ______________________ animals I
know. (intelligent)
-Scream is ______________________ The Haunting, but Blade is
________________________ film for me. (bad)
-Paris is _____________________ London, but Venice is ______________________ city in the
world. (romantic)
-Estopa are __________________ UPAdance, but Amaral are ____________________ Spanish
pop group. (good)
-The car is ____________________ the motorbike, but the bus is ___________________
transport in town. (safe)
- Teide is ___________________ Mulhacén, but Mount Blanc ___________________
mountain in Europe. (high)
-April and May are __________________ December, but June and July are
____________________months. (hot)

Conditionals
1. If I __________________ (be) you, I wouldn’t risk.
2. If they had waited another month, they could probably ________________ (get)a better price for

their house.

3. It's quite simple really. When it's cold, water __________________ (freeze).

4. If he decides to accept that job, he __________________ (regret) it for the rest of his life.

5. If he hadn't been driving so fast, he ___________________ (hit) the motorcyclist.

6. If he __________________ (be) more careful, he would have spotted the mistake.

 7. If she goes on passing her exams, ___________________ (be) qualified to practise as a lawyer. I

8. f I pay you twice as much, will you _____________________ (able) to finish by Tuesday?

9. If only I'd invested in that company, I _____________________ (become)a millionaire by now.

Reported Speech

1.- “I’m very tired,” Carmen said.

2.- “My husband hasn’t cleaned the room,” Mrs Smith said.

3.- “You don’t look well,” my friend told me.

4.- “I’ll see you tomorrow,” said Graham.

5.- “I’m leaving this afternoon, Ron,” said Tim.

6.- I lost my lighter last night, Michael,” said Chris.

7.- “The Times is not a Government newspaper, “ the writer said.

8.- My husband said, “John was appointed chairman at Christmas.”

9.- “The doctor will prescribe tablets if your head aches,” she said

10.- John said to me, “These flowers are beautiful.”

11.- Helen to Jane, “I bought you this car today.”

12.- “It will probably snow later in the day,” the forecast said.

13.- “I didn’t see the car in front,” the man said.

14.- “We’re hungry,” they said.

15.- “I don’t really want to play tennis,” Danny told me.

16.- "Michelle is working in her room," Mrs Black said.

17.- "Brenda has gone to the theatre," Mick told Bill

18.- "I'll see you later," Larry told Mary.

19.- "I can't take a message right now," the secretary said.

20.- I took three hours to get here because the roads are flooded," he told me